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Re: The Path of True Enlightenment (was Re: Piracy of software)

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From: Martin P. Ibert
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 23:38
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dmb@case.ai.mit.edu (David Baggett) writes:
> In article <11420@uqcspe.cs.uq.oz.au> warwick@cs.uq.oz.au writes:
> >Piracy is the problem.  But it isn't a problem with the users - the
> >problem isn't "People are too dishonest".  The problem is "Software
> >is easy to copy".  You'll not easily change either of these factors.
> Unfortunately, however, you stray from the True Path of Enlightenment
> here, and begin espousing the virtues of pagan gods and false prophets!

Holy SHIT could it be this doesn't make ANY sense at ALL?

I know no major software vendor could have survived without software piracy,
and you know it too ... so come off it, already.
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From: martini@heaven7.in-berlin.de (Martin P. Ibert)
Subject: Re: The Path of True Enlightenment (was Re: Piracy of software)
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